Foldable quilting-frame.



l. A. BUSH.

FOLOABLE QUILTING FRAME.

APPLICAT'UN min lmzs. |913.

1,239,877. Patented Sept. 1l, 1917.

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normanni: eumrmeannaivrn Todi-whom# mag/,opneemz' Be it knownthat LJANufANu BUSH, .a 'citizen 'of the United States, Vresiding iat Middletown, in the county of Orange and Stateof New York, have invented .a new and useful Foldable Quilting-Frame; and I do hereby declare the following-to-be -,a full, clear, and exactdescriiption of the: invention, such as will. enableot-hers-,skilled in the art to which it appertainsto make and use the same.

This nventionrelates to a new and useful foldable quilting fname. n

As one of the objects. of lthe inuention, it is the faim to provides, 4zlrame consisting of -side and end pieces, fastened :togetherlby screw hooks. The sideandend pieces, each consisting of V two-sections hinged together, and provided with sliding bolts to hold the sections extended.

Another object .of the invention is the provision of str1 sof' yf'tbiic uponsfthe inner edges of the side and end pieces, to which the sections of 5a-'quilt 'are-'udapted -to 4be stitched or basted, in constructing thequilt'.'

The frame may be folded up and stood in a clothes press. When the quilt is half finished remove the hook screws on the end pieces, and raise up the frame and fold one section of each of the end pieces back, after which move the side forward and fasten with hook screws. If necessary the frame with the quilt thereon may be folded and set aside until a more convenient time arises for finishing the same, or while the frame is folded it may be carried from room to room.

At a lawn quilting party the frame is placed with the hinges up, and when it is desired to take the frame in the house, pull back the bolts under the end pieces and fold the frame, in which condition the same may be carried in the house.

There are disclosed in the drawings certain features of construction, but in practical fields these features may necessitate alterations, to which the patentee is entitled, provided the alterations fall within the scope of what is claimed.

The invention comprises further features and combination of arts, as hereinafter set forth, shown in the rawings and claimed.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the quilting frame constructed in accordance with the invention, illustrating a quilt constructed thereon. I

VSvpecication of Lettersileatent;v

Patented Sept. 11, 1917.

application mea January 25,1913.. vserial No. vieras.

Fig V2 isa- ,view showg' yhalf Athe frame :foldedand a4 quilt ,halffiiiihei A lfigqa isafmew. showing ,the end and Side pieces gfoldedtso .as to bestored awa l Fig @4711s .adetailwiew ofone Ao 4the `end piecesfshqwing the rstrip offabrc.

jisagsectional viewon line 5-.5 ,of Lg-'.' an Wal?. ".;.l w .Fif-'isadetail Wiew more clearly showings; ehplder-of the bolt. I

; ferrmgno ,thedrawingg 1 designates ,the end riplecesf while 2 denotes the side pieces.A ,fr heends andside .pieces are pro- .vlded with@ series of ,perforations or apertures 3 and, Aanoreceivehook. screwsy 5, whereby, thesatil'pwcesmayL be ,held in a rectangular contour, esfshowain'lig-L Eaehfendf end 'side .piece is rcnstructed in ftwesectwns hinged. together. las at a .andr f?. flflheffald nudi eide .-,rieces are Provided. with sliding tolta-aad #essere asfvofhold the :of .said neces-rigidly in 4position :as shown 1n Flg. 1. The bolts and keepers are v'designatleti-.195.37 .the numeralsnndzl), f. :.f-f-Tacked or otherwise secured to the inner edges of the end and side pieces are strips of fabric 11, to which the sections of the quilt to be constructed may be stitched or otherwise connected. When the quilt is finished the stitches or hastings which fasten the quilt to the strips of fabric may be severed, and the quilt removed.

A very important feature of the invention, existsin the fact that the strip of fabric is of sufficient width, in order that the same may be folded longitudinally u on itself at 11, and the adjacent longitu inal edge portions of the fabric are brought together and arranged in the longitudinal recess 11" of each end and side pieces. It will be seen that said adjacent longitudinal edge portions are nailed, tacked or otherwise secured at 11c in said recess. The object in providing a strip of fabric folded in this manner is to present an ed e portion to which the quilt may be attaced, that will not fray out, as the sections of the quilt are being sewed thereto. Another feature is that this folded fabric provides a double thickness, and in practice this has been found essentially desirable, not only to provide a firm connection between the quilt and the frame, but to provide such a durable connection that the basting threads or stitches will not pull therefrom, or tear the fabric. The object for tacking the fabric in a longi- 'to hold'this inturned portion in place.

tudinal recess, is to dispose the adjacent end portion 11d below the under surface of each end and side pieces, not only to present as smooth a surface as possible, but to prevent the adjacent longitudinal edges from catching upon some projection or the like, and tearing or fraying the same. As shown in Fig. 4 the end corners in dotted lines at 11 of the folded portion of the fabric are bent inwardly between the two parts of the fabric as shown at 11'. A stitching 11g -is provided This construction is merely7 indicated in Figs. 1 and 2, for it is clearly shown in Fig. 4. This construction is particularly useful and advantageous, because it provides a beveled end to the fabric, so that when the quilting frame is stood or placed upright upon one of its edges, the folded portion of the fabric will not become soiled, nor will it lcatch upon any obstacle, which it would if it was otherwise constructed. Furthermore, this construction lessens the possibility of the fabric becoming torn or frayed.

The bolts 14 are` mounted in holders 15. Said holders are provided with end and in- `termediate guides 16, 17 and 18 to receive the-bolts." The space or'distance between the adjacent ends of the guides 16 and 17 is just-suicient, so that the neck v20 of the knob 21 may be forced 4between the guides Copies of this patent may be obtained for 16 and 17, in order that the bolts will remain locked in engagement with the keeper 22, which would not otherwise be the case, if the Guides were not so constructed.

lie invention having been set forth, what is claimed as new and useful is In a quilt attaching means for a quilting frame, a frame havlng a rabbet adjacent its inner marginal edge, an ed inv consisting of four sections carried byt e flour sides of the frame, each section-com rising a stri `of fabric folded longitudinally upon itse'f vforming a rolled edge to which Ithequilt is adapted to be stitched and having-its-edge portion securedin saidrabbet, each end portion of each folded stri being inturned and stitched, thereby providin Va thickened reinforced mitered or bevele vpart to prevent the stitches between'the quilt and the edging from tearing adjacent the corners of the frame, said 'inturned end'parts of each fabric strip also constituting meansto prevent a sclvage or frayed edge.

In testimony whereof Ihave Signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribingy witnesses.` Jain:'ANN BUSH.

Witnesses l: l

GEORGE H; Dno'm'ixa;

ABRAM' V. N. Townnson. f

ve cents each, by addressing the .Commissionerof Patents, Washington, D. C. 

